This game can be played by any number of children. A ring is formed
in which all join with the exception of one little girl, who kneels in
the center of the ring. The children then dance round her, singing the
following verses:
"Sally, Sally Water, sprinkle in the pan,
Rise, Sally, rise, Sally, for a young man;
Choose for the best and choose for the worst,
And choose the very one you love best.
"Now you're married I wish you joy,
First a girl and then a boy;
Seven years after, son and daughter,
Pray, young couple, come kiss together."
[Illustration]
When they come to the words, "Rise, Sally!" the child in the center
rises and chooses another from the ring. The next two lines are then
sung, and the two children in the ring dance round and kiss. Sally
then joins the ring, the second child remaining in the circle, and the
game is continued as before until all the players have acted the part
of Sally.
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